Fred Kindle

Fred Kindle

Chairman at VZ HOLDING AG

64 year
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Consumer Services

Profile

Manfred Kindle is currently the Vice Chairman at Schneider Electric SE since 2020.
He is also the Chairman at VZ Holding AG since 2002 and the Chairman at BCA Osprey Ltd., Berkshire College of Agriculture, and Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
He serves as a Director at Zurich Financial Services Ltd.
and as an Operating Advisor at Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLP.
In his former positions, Mr. Kindle served as the Chief Executive Officer at Sulzer AG from 2001 to 2004 and at ABB Ltd.
from 2004 to 2008.
He was also the Chief Executive Officer at Sulzer Industries, Inc. from 1999 to 2001 and at Kinon AG.
He served as the Non-Executive Chairman at BCA Marketplace Plc and as the Vice Chairman at Zurich Insurance Group AG from 2014 to 2018.
He was the Chairman at Exova Treasury Ltd.
from 2008 to 2016 and at BCA Group Europe Ltd.
from 2010 to 2015.
He also held various director positions at Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., Stadler Rail AG, Zurich Insurance Co., Stadler Bussnang AG, and Exova Group Ltd.
He was a Member-Supervisory Board at Rexel SA from 2010 to 2013.
He worked as a Manager-Associate Engagement at McKinsey & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 1992 and as a Manager-Marketing Project at Hilti AG from 1984 to 1986.
He was the Head-Products Division at Sulzer Chemtech AG from 1992 to 1999.
Mr. Kindle holds an MBA from Northwestern University and a graduate degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Fred Kindle active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
VZ HOLDING AG Chairman 2001-12-31
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE Director/Board Member 2016-04-24
Director/Board Member -
Berkshire College of Agriculture Chairman -
BCA Osprey Ltd. Chairman -
Zurich Financial Services Ltd. Director/Board Member 2010-01-14
Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLP Consultant / Advisor -
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Former positions of Fred Kindle

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Director/Board Member 2019-02-17
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP LTD Director/Board Member 2018-04-03
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Training of Fred Kindle

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Graduate Degree
Northwestern University Masters Business Admin

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Connections

100 +

1st degree connections

28

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Linked companies

Listed companies7
ABB LTD

Producer Manufacturing

SULZER LTD

Producer Manufacturing

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP LTD

Finance

VZ HOLDING AG

Finance

REXEL

Distribution Services

STADLER RAIL AG

Producer Manufacturing

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

Producer Manufacturing

Private companies18

Producer Manufacturing

Commercial Services

Non-Energy Minerals

Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLP

Finance

Zurich Financial Services Ltd.

Finance

Zurich Insurance Co.

Finance

Producer Manufacturing

Commercial Services

Finance

Finance

Commercial Services

BCA Osprey Ltd.

Finance

Retail Trade

Sulzer Industries, Inc.

Finance

Producer Manufacturing

Kinon AG

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